When it was still dark, Xue Guoguan got up early, dressed neatly, and was delivered to the front yard by his wife in person.
Seeing this scene, the housekeeper couldn't help but be surprised: What's going on? Ever since Jin Yiwei came to the house last night, I felt that the master suddenly became more motivated, and even his wife became more active, with a smile on his face that could not be concealed no matter what! Could it be... could it be that the master finally figured it out and joined forces with Jin Yiwei?
Just as he was thinking about it, Xue Guoguan's confident voice suddenly sounded: "Well, I'm not going to ride in the sedan today, I'm going to change the horse!"
"Ah?" The housekeeper thought he heard wrongly. After confirming, he couldn't help but remind him: "Master, it's too cold. You can only stay warm by sitting in a sedan chair!"
When Xue Guoguan heard this, he immediately said seriously: "What does this coldness mean? How many people in the capital froze to death last night? What about them? Not only are their bodies cold, but their hearts are also cold. They are the real cold!"
"..." The housekeeper was dumbfounded. The master is really different today!
Xue Guoguan ignored him and immediately urged: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and get the horse. Before going to court, go and see them. Move quickly!"
The housekeeper couldn't figure it out and didn't dare to delay Xue Guoguan's court appearance, so he went to work quickly.
So, not long after, the lantern with the word "Xue" led the way, and behind the tall horse, Xue Guoguan, in red and crimson robe, sat on it, head held high, unafraid of the biting cold wind.
Along the way, the night patrol soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division saw this and hurriedly stepped aside. While hiding from the cold wind, they all watched Xue Guoguan go away with a little surprise.
While the officials they met on the road stepped aside, their families also gossiped to their master who was hiding in the sedan: "Master, look, old Xue Ge is riding a horse!"
Everyone's heads immediately stuck out, looking at Xue Guoguan's back, they were all dumbfounded, and then all kinds of surprises.
"Isn't Mr. Xue Ge cold?"
"What's wrong with Xue Manzi? Can't he freeze to death?"
"..."
Some officials found something was wrong and secretly wondered why Mr. Xue Ge seemed to have gone the wrong way? Don't you want to go to morning? The direction is wrong!
One of the officials in the sedan chair must have something to do. After criticizing Xue Guoguan, he ordered his servant: "If you see the two censors Liao and Liu on the road, you must remind me!"
His family had already received the order before going out. Knowing that their master was the imperial censors Liao Guolin and Yang Zhiqi, they quickly agreed and continued to urge the bearers to move forward.
At the same time, in the Forbidden City, Emperor Chongzhen had also gotten up. Seeing that the sky was still dark, which was earlier than the early days of self-study in later generations, I couldn't help but feel speechless. This time was set, could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang used all the officials of the Ming Dynasty as sanitation workers for future generations? But even the sanitation workers of later generations worked in shifts, but officials in the Ming Dynasty did not have morning and evening shifts in a day.
Who has the energy to discuss national affairs so early and groggy? Emperor Chongzhen thought in his mind and made up his mind to look back for a time to postpone the morning court meeting.
When he dressed neatly and walked out of the palace, he saw Cao Huachun already waiting here. So, he asked: "Daban, what's the matter?"
While talking, he "rewarded" the eavesdropping seeds recovered from Xue Guoguan to Cao Huachun. At least at this stage, Cao Huachun needs surveillance more than Xue Guoguan.
"I have been taught by Your Majesty to always remember the responsibilities of the East Factory and not dare to slack off at all!" Cao Huachun bowed and said, "I also heard that Your Majesty pardoned many people in the palace, but I had to report it to my subordinates, but I found out again. Question. The seriousness of the matter is far beyond what I expected, so I don’t dare to delay for even a moment and come immediately to report to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to make a decision!"
After finishing speaking, he took out a thick memorial from his sleeve and handed it over with both hands.
At this time, Admiral Dongchang's advantage over the commander of the Jinyiwei came out. He could go to see the emperor at any time, but the commander of the Jinyiwei could not. This was the advantage of having fewer parts on his body.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately understood that Cao Huachun had officially exposed the matter of the Royal Horse Supervisor. But on the surface, he remained calm, as if he was surprised when he heard it for the first time. Then with an angry look on his face, he immediately reached out and took the memorial from Cao Huachun, and placed it at the door of the palace, next to Chen Baoting. I looked at it under the light of the lantern that was stretched out.
When Cao Huachun saw that he ignored the severe cold and read the memorial at the entrance of the palace, he knew that the emperor could not tolerate the discovery of a very serious problem. Therefore, he felt more relaxed. Because he knew that the emperor was already so angry before he read the memorial. When he looked back and read the memorial, he didn't know how angry he would be! Haha, Wang Zhixin, you are finished!
The reason why he came so early was not only the superficial reason he told Emperor Chongzhen, but also because there was too much movement in Dongchang, and the Royal Horse Supervisor was not a vegetarian. He had already reacted and was likely to launch a counterattack. Therefore, he had a long night and many dreams, so he ran over to report the matter as soon as Emperor Chongzhen got up.
"It's actually the Royal Horse Supervisor?" Emperor Chongzhen said in surprise after reading the title, and then quickly read on.
In this memorial, Cao Huachun accused Yu Ma Jian of four major crimes.
First, those led by the eunuch Wang Zhixin, the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor, deducted military pay, and less than 20% of it actually went to the hands of the soldiers. Many soldiers even have problems with food and clothing.
Secondly, the Second Battalion of the Fourth Guard under the control of the Royal Horse Supervisor has serious vacancies and a very serious problem of underpayment.
Third, those led by the eunuch Wang Zhixin, the Royal Horse Supervisor, abused their military power and treated them as free labor, doing private work for them and making money for them.
Fourth, there are serious corruption problems in the finances under the control of the Royal Horse Supervisor.
Each of these four major crimes has evidence of guilt. It is obvious that Cao Huachun knows the details and hits the point directly when he takes action. He is worthy of being an old eunuch who has been in the palace for many years.
Although these four major crimes are actually a common phenomenon at this time. But that's something that can't be mentioned openly. Now that these four major crimes are presented to the emperor together, no matter which emperor it is, he will definitely be furious.
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen was very angry after reading it. He also checked the date specifically and found that these things still existed even after he made it clear that he was letting things go.
So, he followed Cao Huachun's wish and said angrily: "You are such a shameless old man. You have let me down like this. How can you spare me lightly! Cao Daban?"
"The slave is here!" Cao Huachun felt happy in his heart, but on the surface he responded immediately with a very serious look.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, roared and issued an order: "Those idiots who took down the Royal Horse Prison for me, let them see this memorial for themselves. Do they recognize these things?"
After he finished speaking, he threw the memorial away and walked away angrily.
"My slave obeys the order!" Cao Huachun responded sharply, picked up the memorial on the ground, and immediately turned back to the East Factory with a smile.
